Development assistance for health in central and eastern European Region
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to quantify development assistance for health to countries of central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE-CIS). METHODS: We used the International Development Statistics database of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the...
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| description | OBJECTIVE: We aimed to quantify development assistance for health to countries of central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE-CIS). METHODS: We used the International Development Statistics database of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the database on development assistance for health compiled for the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health to quantify health development assistance to the region, compared to global and overall development assistance. We based our analysis on standard health indicators, including child mortality, life expectancy at birth and health expenditures. FINDINGS: Although total development assistance per capita to CEE-CIS was higher than that for most other regions of the world, development assistance for health was very low compared to other countries with similar levels of child mortality, life expectancy at birth and national expenditures on health. CONCLUSION: The allocation of development assistance for health on a global scale seems to be related far more to child mortality rather than adult mortality. Countries of CEE-CIS have a high burden of adult morbidity and mortality from non-communicable diseases, which does not appear to attract proportionate development assistance. Levels of development assistance for health should be determined in consideration of the region's particular burden of disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ca2587e86b84f98b989d2cf97f88ae22024-03-02T15:26:35ZengThe World Health OrganizationBulletin of the World Health Organization0042-96862005-12-018312920927S0042-96862005001200014Development assistance for health in central and eastern European RegionMarc Suhrcke0Bernd Rechel1Catherine Michaud2World Health OrganizationEuropean Centre on Health of Societies in TransitionHarvard UniversityOBJECTIVE: We aimed to quantify development assistance for health to countries of central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE-CIS). METHODS: We used the International Development Statistics database of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the database on development assistance for health compiled for the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health to quantify health development assistance to the region, compared to global and overall development assistance. We based our analysis on standard health indicators, including child mortality, life expectancy at birth and health expenditures. FINDINGS: Although total development assistance per capita to CEE-CIS was higher than that for most other regions of the world, development assistance for health was very low compared to other countries with similar levels of child mortality, life expectancy at birth and national expenditures on health. CONCLUSION: The allocation of development assistance for health on a global scale seems to be related far more to child mortality rather than adult mortality. Countries of CEE-CIS have a high burden of adult morbidity and mortality from non-communicable diseases, which does not appear to attract proportionate development assistance. Levels of development assistance for health should be determined in consideration of the region's particular burden of disease.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005001200014&lng=en&tlng=enApoyo financieroOrganización del financiamientoPrestación de atención de saludAsignación de recursosNecesidades y demanda de servicios de saludIndicadores de saludMortalidad en la niñezEsperanza de vidaGastos en saludCooperación internacionalEstudio comparativoEuropa OrientalComunidad de Estados Independientes |
| spellingShingle | Marc Suhrcke Bernd Rechel Catherine Michaud Development assistance for health in central and eastern European Region Bulletin of the World Health Organization Apoyo financiero Organización del financiamiento Prestación de atención de salud Asignación de recursos Necesidades y demanda de servicios de salud Indicadores de salud Mortalidad en la niñez Esperanza de vida Gastos en salud Cooperación internacional Estudio comparativo Europa Oriental Comunidad de Estados Independientes |
| title | Development assistance for health in central and eastern European Region |
| title_full | Development assistance for health in central and eastern European Region |
| title_fullStr | Development assistance for health in central and eastern European Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development assistance for health in central and eastern European Region |
| title_short | Development assistance for health in central and eastern European Region |
| title_sort | development assistance for health in central and eastern european region |
| topic | Apoyo financiero Organización del financiamiento Prestación de atención de salud Asignación de recursos Necesidades y demanda de servicios de salud Indicadores de salud Mortalidad en la niñez Esperanza de vida Gastos en salud Cooperación internacional Estudio comparativo Europa Oriental Comunidad de Estados Independientes |
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